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GS Aquatics FAQ.

Frequently asked questions by new club members

GS Aquatics FAQ. Got Questions? We’ve Got Answers!

Other than the membership fees, are there costs to race each Tuesday club night?

No, the GS Aquatics Swim Club membership cost pays for your child/ren to race each Tuesday night for the entire season.

Can we drop our child/ren off at Swim Club?

All children who attend club nights must have in attendance a parent, responsible for their supervision. If a parent is unable to attend, arrangements must be made for another responsible person to accept the supervision of the child concerned.

My child/ren have never raced, do they need to have raced before joining?

GS Aquatics Swim club is all about preparing children for swimming events. It may be a learning curve the first few times, but they quickly get the hang of it and learn by watching the more experienced swimmers.

How do I know when my child’s events are and where do they meet?

Swimmers sit in the grandstand and listen to the Club Announcer for marshalling calls. Marshalling occurs at the far end of the grandstand (Good Shepherd College end). Please familiarise yourself and your child/ren with the Event# Heat# Lane# system of marshalling. Only Event numbers are called by the Club Announcer, so it is important for swimmers to know their Event, Heat and Lane numbers for each race. These race details are published within the Meet Program. It might sound confusing at first but after rehearsing each Club Night you will soon find this easy! Writing the E#H#L# on your swimmer’s wrist is a standard practice at Club Nights and Swim Meets. Knowing your E#H#L# for each race you have entered into, is the best way to prepare your swimmer for marshalling at Swim Meets, and to make sure they don’t miss any of their events.

Swimmers take their seat in the marshalling area arranged into Event, Heat and Lane numbers, and wait for their race to be called to the Blocks.

Do our children have to wear the GS Aquatics Swim Club merchandise?

Although Club uniform is not compulsory to wear, we have included a Club Polo & swim cap with swimmer memberships and encourage these to be worn at Club Night. If your child/ren race at external meets for GS Aquatics Swim Club, the club merchandise is the preferred apparel to identify them as a proud GS Aquatics Swim Club member.

My child/ren are not comfortable with all the strokes, do they have to swim all the events?

Nothing is compulsory (apart from having fun), each member is able to nominate the week prior which events they wish to take part in.

I have a younger child who cannot swim the full 25mtr distance.

GS Swim Club caters for younger children with 12.5 events. As their confidence and ability increases they can then proceed to 25mtr events.

How do I nominate for next club night?

Club Night nominations are entered through the Swim Central portal, accessed on the Swimming QLD website. Race nominations must be entered before the ‘Close of Nominations‘ each week, which is 9am Monday morning, the day before each Tuesday Club Night.

I forgot/missed nominations for next club night

Club Night nominations are entered through Swim Central. Race nominations must be entered before the ‘Close of Nominations‘ each week , which is 9am Monday morning, the day before each Tuesday Club Night. If you missed nominations your child/ren can still attend and race; however, without nominations, entry into their preferred events is not always possible. We operate a ‘no nom – no time’ Club Night Meet. Without nominations unfortunately your child/ren won’t appear in the Meet Program and their times won’t be recorded, as Swim Central requires a swimmers nominations for results to be matched. Only results recorded in Swim Central count towards end of season Club Awards.

Our family will not be able to make every club night, will this be a problem?

Club night is not compulsory. We love it when our members can swim, however understand they are not always able to make it due to illness, work and family commitments.

Is club night still on when it’s raining?

In the event of extreme weather conditions such as torrential rain, thunder and/or lightening, club is generally cancelled, however we have a Club Facebook page so we post if club night has been cancelled.

When can my child progress to 50mtr and 100mtr events?

50mtr and 100mtr events have a qualifying time for each of the strokes which need to be met consistently to allow the swimmer to progress to these events.

More Questions?

We hope to have answered most of the more common questions above, however please feel free to email further enquiries to gsaquatics@gslc.qld.edu.au

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Membership to GS Aquatics includes free competitive swimming at every GS Swim Club night and for minimal additional costs the ability to swim at external swim meets with other clubs.
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